The United States has imposed sanctions on an individual and additional sanctions on two entities linked to Cuba, according to a notice published Thursday on the website of the U.S. Treasury Department.
The State Department stated that the sanctions targeted Grupo de Administracion Empresarial S.A. (GAESA), a conglomerate present in all sectors of the Cuban economy and controlled by the military; Ania Guillermina Lastres Morera, executive president of GAESA; and MNSA, Moa Nickel SA, a joint venture between Toronto-based Sherritt International Corp and the Cuban state nickel company.
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has increased pressure on Cuba this year by cutting off oil shipments from Venezuela, which had long been Havana’s main supplier, and by threatening to escalate economic sanctions against the communist regime.
Sherritt announced on Thursday in a statement on its website that it had immediately suspended its direct involvement in the joint venture in Cuba.
